Polygamist Cult 'Prophet' Caught with Underage Girls Gets Locked Up
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- Опубліковано 13 січ 2025
- Polygamist cult “prophet” Sam Bateman was sentenced to 50 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release. Bateman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit transportation of a minor for criminal sexual activity and conspiracy to commit kidnapping. The 48-year-old targeted families with minor daughters and used them as “child brides” to sexually abuse them. Law&Crime’s Sierra Gillespie breaks down the disturbing case.
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Imagine had that person not called
That's the case daily sadly as 100s if not 1000s of minors amd young women are trafficked across the states by all sorts of groups
Have you seen the show on Hulu with the behind the scenes of the call ? It was 100% trafficing along with his illegal wives smh
Imagine if someone called a long time before that? Imagine if people didn’t give him their children?⚠️☣️😮
Imagine hating this before you show support for that war over there 🤦♂️
@@danidan9917: Especially Social SERVICES YOUR STATE ADOPTION'S !
As someone who escaped a cult that tortured me for years and kidnapped my youngest daughter for 3 years, I am beyond thrilled to hear about this sentence. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
You look like u were in a cult
Get out of the psychotic country.❤the whole place is a complete mess.
How did you escape?
Your the problem your stupidity put your child at risk
@@e13kid she didn't escape... she clearly lives with the victim mentality and will therefore always be a captive
In polygamy the children always end up with the older uncle, grandpop, step dad, cousin; Etc. Young children married their grandfather and don't think its bad because that's all they know. Being abused is what they are accustom too.
And that's the heart breaking part that it's so normalized for them that they'll lie to cover for the abuser smh it's so sad
@@suchafknladyyy5780prison justice is far quicker than being outside and free. He’s a dead man and he doesn’t even know it yet.
Where is the link between polygamy and incest? Sounds like a baseless claim
Accustomed to
@@itzrayyothere’s many documentaries and actual news stories of incest happening a lot in churches not just FLDS. I read a Mormon couple ra*ed their teen daughter until she called the cops on them after she couldn’t take it anymore.
I remember that at the time. Most of the victims seemed brainwashed into silence.
I don't know why their faces are blurred, there's a UA-cam video out there of the actual traffic stop & the faces are shown.
I feel the same about the vaccination, Most of the victims seemed brainwashed into compliance yet here we are...
well duh
Jail for life .
Effectively 😊
Diddy needs a cellmate😊
If you’re unfamiliar with the FLDS cult, there’s a Netflix documentary from 2022 called Keep Sweet: Pray and Obey, would recommend watching it to understand the rise/fall of Warren Jeffs
Have you seen the latest one on Hulu?
Ugh, I couldn’t keep that song out of my head for months. Still can’t stand to hear the words “be sweet”…
Thank you fob911 ! I copied the name of the documentary and I found in on youtube . Very interesting !
That was a great documentary, but very hard to watch...horrible to think about the abuses that went on.
Great documentary! I remember watching it in a halfway house detoxing on the couch lol
I hate this cult so bad
I hate ANY cult.
I hate all cults
I am NOT IN THE LEAST BIT SURPRISED!!!!!!!!!! IT IS LITERALLY DOWNRIGHT EVIL!!!!!!!!!!!!! Julie Gill, Glasgow, Scotland.
@ yes ma’am
its a religion , like most worldy religions its used as a tool by humans to manipulate the mind
Prime reminder of See Something, Say Something, and Stay Vigilant. The witness/caller in this case gave some of these girls the opportunity at a whole new life! Truly, whom ever you are, you are a hero 🕊️
Appreciate the follow up on this story.
Where are the parents because they need to be held responsible for the abuse of these girls as well.
They're deluded cult zombies not parents. They should be charged with child neglect.
@@Alice-sw9hf Probably generational neglect/abuse.
They are a cult, not any sort of church.
LDS or FLDS?
@@nathanielbables8652 They’re both cults but there’s obvious differences between them.
That's all any religion is
LDS doesn't recognize these splinter groups@@nathanielbables8652
No difference
He looks so guilty just standing.
This happened a while ago, some of the girls are really young 😮
Two were as young as 8-years-old. (not shown in this video)
Terrible the damage he has done to the young girls. He destroyed their childhood. 😢😢
not only their childhood, this stays with you for life
INTO THE WOOD CHIPPER
Feet first...
AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!
no pl0x
A trailer says everything you need to know. Someone saw a hand and call the cops. Vile disgusting pervert!!!!
These people are sick.
Not really this is actually how society was back in the 1800s men who could afford it had multiple women as wives before laws was passed but the state of Utah still allows it just can't be underage
@@Wisdom24-7what are you talking about? Polygamy (even over 18) is a felony in Utah...
@@Wisdom24-7 where did men have multiple wives "back in the 1800s"?
@Wisdom24-7 that's not true. I think maybe you've been told lies to justify behavior in your community?
@Wisdom24-7 Its still illegal, babes...... also, thats not how the world worked back then...... thata juat a lie. This only happened in LDS cults....
This is deeply disturbing & depressing.
Man uses religion for some heinous reasons sometimes..🤦🏾♀️
Absolutely but they're far from the first!! Different Religions and beliefs is Controversial and when you add in things each have been known for, in the past and Present it becomes quite heinous!!
The Bible says absolutely NOTHING prohibiting or denouncing any of this behavior FYI 😂
Just like female teachers using teaching for the same thing.
More than sometimes.
@@explosivejohnny it also says nothing encouraging it at all so what's your poiint
I have nothing against women’s fashion from the 1800s, but it’s creepy in this context.
Thats not fashion thats assshion
One more example that absolute power absolutely corrupts.
Haves you seems your governments lately? 😂
yeah and this is small scale power. imagine our leaders and hollywierd.
@@joelsvidzhollywood and politicians aren’t were this is happening. Religious circles and backwoods America is. Stop the nonsense
@@kevingates8339 huh? P.Diddy? Hollywood, happening?
Only 50 years?😡😡😡😡😡
He's 48 at the time so he would be over 100 if he get out.
He is never gonna come out.
If he serves it all. He’ll be 98. I doubt he makes it that long.
He won't live that long
He won't last 10 In there . Inmates don't like pedophiles lol
How are cults like this still a thing????? WTFFF
I escaped a cult 8 years ago. Took me almost 10 years. The kidnapped my youngest daughter for almost 4 years. They take everything you love in the world and you have no idea how to live wo anyone or anything you love.😢
Their followers give them the power.
cos some peole are still braindead and always will be
Freedom of assembly; gullible followers;
Social media and the internet honestly makes it easier.
Seriously!! This is how law enforcement conducted this stop/investigation?!?! This is so bad!! The way they talked to the women and girls.. they didn’t think to separate them and try to find out why this man had a trailer with a bunch of women and girls?! They didn’t think to make sure the girls and women weren’t in danger?! Doesn’t American law enforcement get any training?!?!
What about the big haired wrangler who was recording and intimidating the younger girls out of cooperating with police? Did she get charged? She was disgusting.
He needs life in prison at the very least.
He's 49 serving a 50 year sentence so....
Those are the same people making a big deal about drag queens reading books to kids
Both are vile.
@@enemy.11how is reading to children in any way comparable to child abuse?
It's basically playing dress-up. Kids love that. It's not 'vile'. Clean your mind.
Please tell me how many drag organisations harmed many children? How many religious leaders harmed children? You are vile!
@1ACL you're wrong
WHAT THE CRAP IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE!!!! TRULY TRULY EVIL
What a piece of work.
What an utterly disgusting man. 50 years? He should NEVER get out of prison for all those damaged lives.
In Saudi Arabia there is no minimum age for marriage and children are routinely married off to much older men because they fetch a high bride price. The Islamic Quran also does not specify a minimum age for marriage and in other sources it is well documented that Mohammed married one of his wives ( Aisha) when she was six and consummated the marriage when she was nine. Since Muslims consider Mohammed to be the example for mankind, they see no problem in following his pattern of conduct. In Muslim majority countries this practice goes unchecked.
Poor Girls.
This is what happens when people listen blindly to liars and authoritarians.....
A fool is born every minute.
and yet they listen to and submit to authorities and politicians every day and wave their flag proclaiming they live in the land of the free.... where you are not allowed to do anything freely
Hey Sierra! This guy looks so creepy. Anyone who calls themselves a prophet is bad news.
Imagine believing your fellow humans have some secret wisdom to impart and offering them blind obedience.
A fool is born every minute.
These girls are groomed/brainwashed though…
How do Americans keep falling for this? ...again ... and again ... and again ??
A fool is born every minute.
Main character syndrome
….religion…and politics. Pretty much the main two things in the world where analytical skills and critical thinking goes out the window.
He was driving to flagstaff Arizona… that’s where the sister wives family use to live; Kody and his last wife still live there.
"self-proclaimed prophet" also called "life coach" and "influencer".
How do they even find all these girls like do the parents just give away their children to these men ! Insane
But 'certain' people are harassed by the police for 'looking suspicious' while clowns like him keep doing things like this.
L
What part of him getting locked up did you miss?
Um. The police pulled him over because he looked suspicious. And will be in jail for 50 years. Did you not watch the video?
Right
@@JosiePC44The police didnt pull him over because he looked sus...Its BECAUSE someone saw fingers poking out of the trailer and called.....Other than that hes been going strong for years without being stopped for "looking suspicious"...I wonder why.
Creepy 🤯
Glad to hear this update about the infamous video. These cults need to be stopped.
Eyes too close together. Scary dude.
Like people have control over that smh. It's an en utero thing. Blame mom and dad, not him for bearing their screw ups.
Right? Guy's one hard punch away from his eyes merging.
We use to say That they Eyes love each other .Because they're so close.
@@Undomaranel Did not know Bateman had you as a supporter!
@@stewartabel ? Where did I support Bateman? I criticized OP attacking a phenotype, not showing support for a horrible monster.
Just think if someone had not seen the girls fingers sticking outside of the trailer or those same people had not reported that to the authorities this sick freak would have continued to do this same thing.
👏👏👏👏 JUSTICE ….JUSTICE ….POLYGAMY SHOULD BE ILLEGAL IN ALL STATES ….
It is illegal everywhere in the US
It is illegal.. None of the marriages had any legal standing. They were purely religious.
@ 😳😱
It is
If someone wants to be married to more than one person, and all parties are in agreement, who are you, I, or the government to tell them they shouldn’t have the freedom to do so? The only issue I have here is with the religion that programs the women to think being less than is ok and the normalization of pdf’s
Not once did cops say , don’t be afraid , we are helping you
Instead they are threatening them.
If you watch the original video, the girls were sullen & lying to the police about their names & ages. Eventually the police got them to tell the truth.
Those children must have been terrified. Not one word of reassurance.
Not once
I noticed that wtf
The one older lady that scolded the children from talking should be jailed for yearsss as well. Both disgusting people
Criminals who should be sentenced to prison for life.
These girls weren’t even born or
Can’t even remember 2008. If the oldest is 18 👀
Forgot about this case im glad this punk will be locked up for a long time 😊.. in jail he won't last long.
I’m glad it was a trailer and not some state of the art RV. No one would’ve noticed at all
I remember seeing this arrest on video a few years ago, never realised there was a pending court case.
I hired the Owners son of The Purple Turtle at BYU. Justin. I have been attacked 8 times. There are 18 lawyers, 3 CPA's, 2 Corporations and several executives involved in the Warren Jeff's like crimes. Justin lives in American Fork Utah. I provided a 32 mb document to Lieutenant Stuart Fort in American Fork Utah indicating it's a crime like The Alexander Brothers. Trafficking and exploitation.
Huh???
What?
Why did they attack you? Because you told the police they are trafficking?
@@sjohnson65456 I also provided the Hard Evidence to Sheridan Wall, a writer with The Real Deal who broke The Alexander Brothers story 5 months ago. When it was JUST accusations.
It’s a multi million dollar embezzlement and Federal Tax crime including exploitation and trafficking.
@@velocirapture89 I provided the same document to Joel Waldman from Surviving the Survivor. The same show that interviewed Lieutenant Fort recently about trafficking crimes.
Gross
May the universe bless whoever saw those fingers and called it in.
That is insane he was just hauling these girls around like cattle in his trailer
😂 17 wives isn’t enough, some have to be like 12
😂
Some of this women should also be held accountable.
My friend a child from such a marriage had negative things to say. He said his father with over 7 wives beat his mother and recieved welfare for 50 children
Hope someone gets him done in prison, if I learn about it I’m blessing their books to get it done.
If he was a "prophet" he should have known he would get caught
Pure evil. Disgusting man instead of protecting are abusing children.
I wish I could like this 1000 times...and don't get it confused. LDS is secretly in on this BS or they would not marry off their daughters at such a young age.
Typical and Usual suspects. 🙋🏻♂️
Hopefully justice will be served in prison
The sad thing is the girls will be returned to the same communities.
Are his eyes a little bit close together? Gives me the creeps.
Hes just trying to be like his beloved Mormon prophet joseph smith.
Friendly reminder that up until the 1900s it was common place in all European colonial settings for girls to be married in their teens. If you're going to attack the Mormons, make sure you equally attack the Spanish (who only recently raised age of consent from 13 to 16), and every other religion of the time for allowing common law customs. And don't turn a blind eye to young marriages still going on today in Asia, from India to the Middle East, and Africa's various conflict driven r culture to the point they developed inserts with teeth. Yes, inserts for women with teeth to punish anything that penetrates, it's that common for females of all ages.
Lol
@@Undomaranel no one is turning a blind eye to child marriage. You sound like you condone it--
And, by your logic, cannibalism is ok because humans used to do that, too.
The officers don’t need to escalate the situation with the victims.
It’s gratifying to see self-appointed prophets get humbled by the real world.
I love the words "self-proclaimed prophet"!!!
Christians, learn something: after Christ there is no need for more prophets. He said everything you need to know. You should know better.
This is NOT what religion is!!! Absolutely disgusting!! WHY blur it when it was already visual at the time it actually happened??
It makes sense that a polygamist would be a sovereign citizen.
It's the same old situation with different people. It's never about community or religion, but underage children. 😢 Sickos!
Never understood how ppl fall for this cult stuff.
WTH?
What a sicko
A demonic wolf in sheep’s clothing…he does NOT represent Christ! I hope all the children heal from the brainwashing and trauma. Individuals like him sicken me. 😡💔😡💔😡💔😡
Is this the one I seen about a year ago or a little better? It looks like it is it’s a rerun.
It’s a follow up.
Yes, this happened a while ago, but this video is letting us know what has happened since, namely that he’s been convicted. Hallelujah
Giving an update.
It's a follow up. Watch the full video before pausing 20 seconds in to make your comment.
Absolutely heartbreaking. Freaking ELEVEN YEARS OLD.
Thank you. Sierra Gillespie is the best investigative journalist.
*Only fifty years?⚠️*
I remember seeing the bodycam of this pullover, it happened a couple of years ago. A person called it in and was sitting in his sedan nearby seeing that he was right to call.
Usual suspect that y'all KEEP IGNORING
Why is this cop explaining this to children?
Urgh! Just the way they're all made to wear those uniform long dresses and Edwardian era hairstyles
where are the parents?
Only 50 years???
Those “police” yelling at those little girls like that is horrible!! if they’re going to get that stressed out and obviously scared in a situation like that, they need to find new employment.
I hope these kids live a normal life after this 😞 and I hope big bob visits this guy in jail every night.
1:22 how do you keep up with all of that?
i always wondered about what happened after the video of the many girls and women in the trailer got viral
How did he get these kids ?
As a former member of the LDS church THANK YOU for clarifying that the FUNDAMENTALIST LDS church is NOT CONNECTED to the LDS faith, people always get understandably confused,but they are different religions
Never fails to end up at this point 🤬
These people are despicable 😡
Where do they find that many weird creeped out dresses LOL😅
6 hours ago? More like 6 years ago.😮
Them dresses lol
Not funny.. sad.
Conservatives love this kind of dress sense..